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4 unusual facts about Krishna Hutheesing


Krishna Hutheesing

Born Krishna Nehru, in Mirganj, Allahabad to Motilal Nehru, an Indian independence activist and leader of the Indian National Congress, and Swarup Rani, she was married to Gunottam (Raja) Hutheesing, who belonged to a prominent Ahmedabad family that built the Hutheesing Jain Temple.

She and her husband fought for India's independence and spent a great deal of time in jail while raising their two young sons, Harsha Hutheesing and Ajit Hutheesing.

Linganna Pujari

His greatest political achievement was in 1946 when Pujari, as an independent candidate for the Bombay Municipal Corporation (BMC) by-elections with Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar's blessings and support, defeated Congressman Raja Gunottam Hutheesing, husband of Krishna Hutheesing and brother-in-law of Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of independent India.

Motilal Nehru

His eldest son Jawaharlal was born in 1889, followed by two daughters, Sarup (later Vijayalakshmi Pandit) and Krishna (later Krishna Hutheesing) born in 1900 and 1907 respectively.



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